Guest Voices: religious communities


Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 11/21/2012

Thanksgiving?
By Niels C. Nielsen
The Pilgrims did not believe that we live in a moral vacuum, says author of “God in the Obama Era.”

By Niels C. Nielsen  |  04:19 PM ET, 11/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:59 PM ET, 03/22/2012

Young atheists come online
By Hemant Mehta
From Reddit’s atheism section to the great Church of Google, the Internet has given nonelievers what they never had: a community.

By Hemant Mehta  |  02:59 PM ET, 03/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  reason rally, atheism, online, religious communities